Food and Feeding Habits Summary Myripristis murdjan
 
Main Ref. Harmelin-Vivien, M.L., 1979
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length NG
Sample size 36 Percent empty 0
Country Madagascar Locality Tuléar Madagascar
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Myripristis murdjan
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.23 % zoobenthos benth. crust. benth. copepods juv./adults Copepoda
3.61 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults fish Cephalopoda 0.02 fishes 3.59
0.51 % zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs juv./adults Brachyura
0.12 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Galatheidae
0.16 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Foraminifera
0.33 % zoobenthos other benth. invertebrates n.a./other benth. invertebrates juv./adults Cephalochordates
5.39 % zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans juv./adults Brachyura larvae
79.10 % zoobenthos worms polychaetes juv./adults Polychaeta
8.40 % zoobenthos benth. crust. shrimps/prawns juv./adults shrimps shrimps 5.35 Crustacean fragments 2.01 Cumaceans 0.01 Amphipods 1.03
2.06 % zoobenthos benth. crust. stomatopods juv./adults Stomatopoda Stomatopods 1.02 Isopods 0.98 Ostracods 0.06
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